Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Devon County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Feb 1957 to 8 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Industrial Building at NGR 306393 113737, Hillhead Quarry, Clay Lane, Uffculme
Received 3 Dec 2003Bideford Pynes Infant School, Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DP
Received 10 Feb 2005Land south of, Old Barnstaple Road, East the Water, Bideford
Received 22 Mar 200515 Devon Square, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2HR
Received 5 Apr 2006OS 7761
Received 14 Aug 1991Kenbury Wood Landfill Site, Nr Exminster
Received Not publishedAxmouth Harbour, Seaton, EX12 4AA - Land in the southern corner of field owned by Havencliffe House
Received 23 Apr 2008Fremington Community Primary School, Beechfield Road, Fremington, Devon EX31 3DD
Received 24 Mar 2015Pathfield School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedGreat Torrington Community School, Calvesford Road, Torrington
Received Not publishedTorr Quarry Transfer Station, Torr Quarry, East Allington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7QQ
Received 9 Jul 2015Ladysmith First School, Ladysmith Road, Exeter, EX1 2PS
Received 1 Dec 2006Offwell C of E Primary School, Offwell
Received Not publishedThorverton Road Waste Transfer Station, Thorverton Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FS
Received 20 Feb 2024Pathfield Special School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Received 1 Feb 2010Land to the north of, Jetty Marsh Road, Newton Abbot
Received 29 Sept 2005Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood, Torrington, Devon
Received 5 Jan 2012B G Pearce Ltd, Cheriton Bishop, EXETER, EX6 6HH
Received 16 Jul 2001Land at East Golds Marshes Clay Works, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot
Received 3 Sept 2008Lower Challonsleigh Farm, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, PL7 5AX
Received 7 Oct 2011Summerleaze Ltd, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7HH
Received 24 Jun 2013Greendale Barton, Woodbury Salterton
Received Not published'Briarlea', Hilltop Road, Raleigh, Bideford
Received 11 May 2004Starcross Primary School, Starcross, EX6 8QD
Received 5 Aug 2008Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Devon County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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